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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:00 GMT

More Robots Being Sent To Afghanistan To Defeat Roadside Bombs

The number of portable robots deployed in Afghanistan is set to increase with the British Ministry of Defence ordering devices that can operate in caves, courtyards and which can help dismantle Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). Defenceweb reports the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:00 GMT

Surgeon Cures Rare Disease with Robot

An engineer from Uruguay traveled across the globe to save the use of his arm. Traveling across the globe for a surgery is what one man did to save the use of his arm. Now, a local surgeon is curing the rare disease with the help of a robot. Monday
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:47:00 GMT

Robotic Spy Planes Go Green (LiveScience.com)

Special to LiveScience LiveScience.com charles Q. Choi special To Livescience Robot spy planes are harnessing alternative energy to make them more covert and longer lasting than ever. Such drones could also find use in civilian life to help monitor the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:39:00 GMT

Robotic spy planes go green

Such drones could also help monitor the earth or wildlife as well Naval Research Laboratory The Ion Tiger as seen in flight. The 550-watt fuel cell is at the lower left.  View related photos Video The latest in technology and entertainment news.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:23:00 GMT

Robotic milking taking off in Oz

Over the past year, the Australian dairy industry has seen a marked increase in interest in robotic or automatic milking systems (AMS). Dr Kendra Kerrisk, who leads FutureDairy’s AMS research at Camden, NSW, said people were still showing
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:14:00 GMT

Robotic Spy Planes Go Green

This photo shows the Ion Tiger in flight. The 550-watt fuel cell is show in the box in the lower left corner. Credit: Naval Research Laboratory Robot spy planes are harnessing alternative energy to make them more covert and longer lasting than ever. Such
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:00 GMT

Intel creates cyborg mind control chip

Brain waves to control computer functions By the year 2020, you won't need a keyboard and mouse to control your computer, say Intel researchers. Instead, users will open documents and surf the web using nothing more than their brain waves. Scientists at
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:50:00 GMT

Solutions Brief: Storage Consolidation and Data Protection for the Remote Office/Branch Office (ROBO)

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:28:00 GMT

VTOL gyro-copter flying car mates with killer robot

A flying-car company which has struggled for 15 years to win acceptance for its radical gyrocopter/aeroplane technology may have finally broken through into the mainstream. It was announced this week that Carter Aviation technologies - aspiring designer
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:25:00 GMT

Industry triggers robot revolution

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:08:00 GMT

Swarms of miniature robotic explorers to monitor the ocean

t to plug gaps of knowledge about key ocean processes, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have been awarded nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation to develop a new breed of ocean-probing instruments. Scripps
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:07:00 GMT

Industry triggers robot revolution

Taxibot, the pilot-controlled, semi-robotic towbarless tractor concept, made another significant step in its evolution at Inter Airport Europe in Munich in October with the signing of an exclusive risk-sharing agreement between Israel Aerospace
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:58:00 GMT

Industry triggers robot revolution

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:00 GMT

Robot rat wins top science award

SCRATCHbot, an innovative robot rat developed by Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) and the University of Sheffield, has been named in the list 'Best of What´s New´ published by Popular Science magazine. SCRATCHbot was chosen from thousands of products
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:09:00 GMT

Chumby Guts: Robot Viscera For Hackers

In Cory Doctorow’s latest novel, Makers, one of the main characters puts together an amazing little hack using a bunch of Boogie Woogie Elmo toys. These have been stripped of their fur and let loose on a tiny electric Smart Car. Reprogrammed to know
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:46:00 GMT

Robotics Work, Spacewalk Preps For Shuttle Crew

Though it began a little later than planned, the STS-129 crew is awake and starting work on the day’s activities. Their wakeup call came at 3:28 a.m., which gave them 30 extra minutes intended to make up for sleep lost overnight when false
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:12:00 GMT

1. Data Robotics gives channel partners sales advantage | Read Date: Thursday 19 November 2009

Data Robotics has expanded the Drobo Partner Advantage Programme to provide increased revenue opportunities and a broader portfolio of selling support to the growing number of worldwide channel partners that are selling the Drobo line of self-managing,
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:42:00 GMT

Intel creates cyborg mind control chip

By the year 2020, you won't need a keyboard and mouse to control your computer, say Intel researchers. Instead, users will open documents and surf the web using nothing more than their brain waves. Scientists at Intel's research lab in Pittsburgh are
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:42:00 GMT

ABB Australiaâs innovative software helps welding robots save materials and energy

According to ABB Australia , teaching robots to weld with the skill of a human worker is easier said than done.However, the new VirtualArc software enables operators to perfect the welding procedure from their desks, without tying up the robot or wasting
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:36:00 GMT

Furry friend: a solar-powered hamster-in-a-ball robot

is post just goes to show how much we don't know about robotics, as apparently there's a name for the family of robots that resemble hamsters on a treadmill: "miniball" robots. The name comes from a now-retired do-it-yourself kit to build such a robot,
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:42:00 GMT

Heukema shows a lighter and faster robot for 100% quality control for for the production of pipette

Hekuma has developed an advanced automation line for the production of pipette tips with a cycle time of less than 5 seconds. Due to its latest drive technology and innovative, weight-optimized take-out gripper, the Hekuma side entry robot has a maximum
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:03:00 GMT

'Thinking computer' breakthrough

Scientists say they've made a breakthrough in their pursuit of computers that 'think' like a living thing's brain - an effort that tests the limits of technology. Even the world's most powerful supercomputers can't replicate basic aspects of the human
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:46:00 GMT

Aussies map robotic future

Scientists in Brisbane are blurring the line between biology and technology and creating a new generation of robot 'helpers' more in tune with human needs. The University of Queensland is hosting the the Australian Research Council's Thinking Systems
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:45:00 GMT

US forces developing 'miniature weapons' for killer robots

US Air Force boffinry chiefs have decided to spend as much as $7m developing 'miniature weapons' for use by killer robots in the Wars On Stuff. Weaponry'n'aerospace globocorp Boeing was chuffed yesterday to announce that it had bagged an initial $0.5m
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:30:00 GMT

Students earn accolades for robot engineering

(McClatchy-Tribune Informa) After three weeks of assembling all the pieces, hard work has paid off. Four students from Golden Isles Career Academy placed third among 22 teams at the Georgia Technology Student Association VEX Robotics Tournament, at Sea
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:59:00 GMT

TX: Hutchison uses robo-call to explain decision

Say, James. I’m not rich, and I don’t know who the “rich friends� of Hutchinson are, but help me understand where the REFORM in health care will occur. Legal costs and legal insurance won’t change, unneeded tests will still be done, and
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:34:00 GMT

Obese patients no more likely to have post-operative complications after robot-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy

Obese patients are no more likely to have post-operative complications than those of average weight when undergoing robotic surgery to remove uterine fibroids, according to a study at Henry Ford Hospital. Myomectomy is a procedure that removes uterine
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:09:00 GMT

Maja Mataric' to evaluate robots as exercise coaches for adults of all ages

'Robot motivator: Toward adaptive health games for productive long-term interaction' Maja Mataric', who directs the University of Southern California Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems, will lead an effort to evaluate robots as exercise coaches for
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:02:00 GMT

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:36:00 GMT

The Japanese store where Saya, the robot, greets customers

London, Nov 19 (ANI): How about going for shopping and being greeted by a robot to guide you to the relevant floors of a shopping store. That's what happened at a shop in Tokyo, Japan. Department store Takashimaya had enroll the services of a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:03:00 GMT